MOVIE:"Mary and Max" (2009)GUEST:

SPENCER MORIN, is an animator from Miami that son of Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist Jim Morin. After graduating from New World School of the Arts in 2007 and attending Hunter College in New York, he brought Frederator Studios' "Drinking and Drawing" to Miami, became the head of animation at Miami World Cinema Center, and worked on the sets of Taking of Pelham 123, Project Runway, Burn Notice, 50 Cent: The Money and the Power, Law & Order, and the Oscar-winning short "The New Tenants." In Miami, he was one of the founders of the Borscht Film Festival, a group of filmmakers committed to harnessing and showcasing local cinema talent.

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Anyone who's been following the Rubber Onion Viewing Parties will notice that I've been been choosing traditionally animated movies. But these viewing parties aren't just about the graceful art of hand-drawn (meh... I'm biased, so what), it's about ALL forms of animation and this movie will kick off a brand new day of great films to watch and talk about! Our guest for this ROVP is an indie animator that works in many forms but is currently specializing in stop-motion so it's the perfect time to make the jump in techniques. "Mary and Max" has heart, great characters, fantastic design and the animation embodies the best parts of all of these.We got into some interesting conversations midway through the movie and it was fun to see the different perspectives on how animation is used. As of this post there is a copy of “Mary and Max” up on YouTube, so directly below this is the embedded UStream archived video of the Live show. Play that first (there's a commercial when you first click play... that's UStream, not me). After that play the YouTube link below that when I call for it in the video… that’s it! Enjoy, and comments are welcome!!